Louisiana Contact | National Association of District Export Councils

Working for Louisiana's Exporters

Our members

CHAIR

Shane Purvis

Vice President,
Bonvenu Bank N.A.

VICE CHAIR

Tania Zachari

Techniques International Corp

TREASURER

Jon Renthrope

Cajun Fire Brewing Company

SECRETARY

John Henry Jackson

Director
U.S. Commercial Service
Louisiana
U.S. Dept. of Commerce

Chair Emeritus

Jerry Hingle, Jr.

President & CEO
International Trade Associates

Alta Baker

President & CEO
Safe Haven Enterprises, Inc.

Warren O. Bares

Business Development
J. Maxime Roy, Inc.

Alex Breckinridge

Partner
Jones Walker, LLP

Sheena Bryant

Vice President
North Louisiana Economic Partnership

Caitlin L. Cain

Vice-President
LISC

Paige Carter

Chief Development Officer, Office of International Commerce
Louisiana Economic Development

Charis Charalambous

District Sales Manager
FedEx

Ben Elder

CEO
Aerowest Industries

Preble Glitz

Mach Flynt, Inc.

Bryan L. Greenwood

State Director
Louisiana Small Business Development Center (LSBDC)

Marc Hebert, Esq.

Senior Partner
Jones Walker, LLP

Grady Fitzpatrick

CEO
Greater New Orleans

Dr. Sharron Herron-Williams

Southern University at Shreveport

John T. Hyatt

Louisiana Maritime International Chamber of Commerce

Bonnie Kersch

Owner & Principal Consultant
Magnolia Global Trade Solutions LLC

Raynell Lewis-Ogiugo

Lead, Supply Chain Information Systems & Global Logistics
PHI Aviation LLC

Sarah Lognion

Custom Broker
Lean Logistics

Janine Mansour

Director of Trade Development
Port of New Orleans

Salah Mansour

International Business Development Manager
AMPOL

Taslya Mejia

New Orleans Jazz Museum

David Mesa, Jr., CFE

Executive Vice President & Chief Development Officer
Ballard Brands

David Milla

Director of Contracts
GlobalStar

Saul Newsome

Principle
Newsome International Law, LLC

Katrina Nichols

Founder/CEO, Trade Innovations Director, Export Controls, Schneider Electric

Jon Renthrope

Cajun Fire Brewing Company

Tom Rinehart

CFO
NuStarr Equipment, LLC

Robert A. Socha

Vice President Sales & Marketing
Conrad Shipyard, LLC

Brenda A. Stelly

President
Oil Center Research International, L.L.C.

Robert B. “Bob” Wetta

President
Dredging Supply Company, Inc.

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